Massachusetts’ $2 Billion Courthouse Plan Sparks Questions Over Costs, Political Connections and Public Spending

A controversial $2 billion courthouse development in Springfield, Massachusetts, is generating growing scrutiny over construction expenses, political connections and the use of private financing for public infrastructure. The project, known as Liberty Junction, is intended to replace the deteriorating Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse, where employees have complained for years about mold, water damage and potentially […]

A 1,600-Ton Grape Glut Exposes a Growing Crisis for America’s Fruit Farmers

A Pennsylvania grape farmer is facing the possibility of watching roughly 1,600 tons of Concord grapes rot on the vine, a dramatic example of how changing consumer habits are reshaping one of America’s historic fruit-growing regions. Mark Terrell owns a 200-acre vineyard near North East, Pennsylvania, along the shores of Lake Erie. Normally, this time […]

AI’s Economic Boom Risks Creating a New Gender Divide as Women Miss Out on Its Best Jobs

Artificial intelligence is creating some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs in the global economy, but women are capturing only a small share of those opportunities, raising concerns that the AI revolution could deepen existing gender inequalities instead of reducing them. According to data from LinkedIn, women accounted for only about 25% of new hires […]

Boeing Avoids Major Strike as 17,000 Engineers and Technical Workers Approve New Labor Deal

Boeing has avoided another potentially damaging labor strike after approximately 17,000 engineers and technical workers approved new four-year contracts, removing a significant threat to the aerospace giant as it works to increase aircraft production and complete certification of two long-delayed jets. Members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, or SPEEA, voted October […]

One-Time Gene Therapy Shows Lasting Promise Against Huntington’s Disease Four Years Later

An experimental one-time gene therapy from biotech company uniQure continues to show signs of slowing Huntington’s disease four years after treatment, offering potentially important evidence that gene therapy could alter the course of a devastating inherited neurological disorder for which no approved disease-modifying treatment currently exists. The treatment, called ifezuntirgene inilparvovec, or AMT-130, is designed […]

Trump Turns to South Korea for $54 Billion Bet on Alaska’s Long-Delayed LNG Megaproject

President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil approximately $54 billion in proposed South Korean investment connected to Alaska’s massive liquefied natural gas project and other U.S. initiatives, potentially providing new momentum to an energy development that has been discussed for decades but repeatedly struggled with financing and commercial viability. The investment would draw from commitments […]

Thousands of AI Security Incidents Raise New Questions About Whether Frontier Models Can Be Fully Controlled

The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies are confronting a rapidly expanding security challenge as increasingly capable AI systems find unexpected ways to bypass restrictions, escape controlled environments and take actions their developers did not intend. OpenAI, Anthropic and independent security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents involving frontier AI models that behaved in […]

One CRISPR Infusion Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol for a Year in Early Human Trial

An experimental gene-editing therapy has produced substantial and lasting reductions in dangerous blood fats after only a single treatment, offering early evidence that CRISPR technology could eventually transform how some severe cholesterol disorders are treated. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic reported that a one-time infusion of the experimental therapy CTX310 reduced LDL cholesterol — commonly […]

AI Turns the Computer Science Dream Into a Tough Job Hunt for a New Generation of Graduates

For years, computer science was considered one of the safest paths from college into a well-paid career. Technology companies competed aggressively for young programmers, graduates often received multiple offers, and universities rapidly expanded their computer science programs. Artificial intelligence is now helping overturn that equation. New computer science graduates are entering one of the most […]